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Application filed July 7,

gether in their proper relative positions by means which, while normally disposed ,in or parallel to the plane of the material of the hangings, -for convenience in folding and handling'the draperies, may be readily bent into the formof a hook whereby the hangings maybe detachably attached to a cur tain rod, while the'portions of such means that. may show upon the face of the hangings shall harmonize with, complete or merge into the yornamentation of the hangings.

In the arrangement of curtain draperies it is often desirable to provide a specially de signed or ornamented head band which may be readily assembled or combined with other selected draperies, so as to enrich the appearance of the assembled draperies and to give opportunity for the formation of attractive variations and combinations of the drapery elements. l

In the drawings, Fig. vl is a front view of draperies illustrating an embodiment of my invention, the right hand end of the draperies being unhooked from the carrying rod and swung forward the better to illustrate Y the arrangement; Fig. 2 is a front view of a section of the head band showing the carry- 3 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of Fig. 2, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking to the left; and Fig. 4i is a front View vof one of the carrying elements. n Figs. 2, 3-and 4 are on a considerably enlarged scale as compared with Fig. l. f

The head band l is composed of any suitable materia-l, Apreferably embroidered or ornamented textile material, and is designed to harmonize with the rest of the drapery hangp ings and to be adjusted to cover the upper Vends thereof as well as to conceal the curtain rod 2. Y y

To the Vback of this head band I preferably attach a textile strip 3, to which the valance 4L' or the main curtain 5, or bothof them, may be secured as by stitching 6.y

1927". seriai No. 203.910.

4The strip 3 ispreferably attachedto the head band l ,by means ofelements carried by the hook elements?, 7; These elements are shown as consisting of prongs 8, 8, integral with the hook elements and adapted to lbe pushed through the material of the strip 3 and headband 1 and to be bent down 'or clinched to hold the parts Vtogether.v A'

As the ends of these prongs show upon the Afaceof the head band it is desirable to make them harmonizewith or merge into its design.

Thus I have illustrated the headband as being embellished with rosettes, 9, 9, the rays or petalslO, l0 of which are-of aform similar to that'of the clinched tends of the prongs' 8,

8; so that if the ends of the prongs are passed through the material and clinched v down as shown in Figs. 2 and3 they may register with similar elements ofthe'design, sothat their character as fastenings willv notbe obvious. If, for instance, the rosette 9 is 'of goldthread, and the prongs 8, 8, are gilt, it is obvious that they will appear as parts of the ornamental v design, and not as unrelated elements. Furv thermore, if preferred, in preparing the design the spaces to be occupied by the clinched prongs may beleft blank, so that the prongs will complete the design when they are bent into place. be varied at will; lso long as the design is such that the prongs will complete it, or

ymerge into it when they are inserted in their proper places. 1 These head bands are preferably prepared for the .market with the strips 3 and hook elements 7 attached. In packing, handling'v and rlhe character of the designs may displaying them it is desirable to have them i lie flat, so far as possible, and not to be wrinkled or distorted or abraded by the ,projections caused by the attaching elements when bent into hooked form as shown by the broken line in Fig. 3. Furthermore, it is desirable i to have a certain amount of leeway for the vertical adjustment of thehead band relative to the curtain rod.

therefore, make these attaching elements of metal which can be bent over by the fingers into the form of a hook of such sizeiand proportions as the size of the curtain rod and the desired adjustment ofV head band relative thereto may indicate. And-I fasten them, 1

unbent, to the strip and head band and prefer to furnish Ythem to the user in that form.

This also facilitates thev fastening, as by sew- Y ing, of the otherdrapery elements to the strip,

Which'may be accomplished by sewing With a machine While the hook `elements remain flat.

In this Way I securea head band for curtains to which a drapery carrying strip is attached and secured by metallic hook elements Without injury to the ornamental char# acter of the head band; and in Which the hook the'general trade.

elements are so disposed as to lie flat and not vto interfere With the ordinary folding and packing of thephead .bands but to be easily bendableinto hooks of sizes anddispositionf adaptableto the varying conditions under f I claim'and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the vUnited States is Y s 1.The combination of a curtain heading Y provided upon its back with a textile draperycarrying strip, 'and flexible metal carriers attachedthereto and being normally at and disposed parallelv to the plane of the hanging curtain but readily bendable into hooks adapted yto cooperate With a curtain rod.

2. The combination of a curtain heading provided upon its back with a textile draperycarrying strip, and A(flexible metal carriers provided With prongs whereby they may bek attached thereto and being normally flat and disposed parallel to the plane of the hanging curtain but readily bendable into hooks adapted to cooperate With a curtain rod.

3. They combination of a vcurtain heading provided Vwith ornamentation upon its face e l and also provided upon its back with a textile drapery-)carrying strip, "and flexible metal carriers provided With elements adapted to pass :through the strip'and headingand to merge with the ornamentationvof the heading when lsecured therea'gainst. Y v

4. The combination Vof 'al curtainV heading provided with ornamentation upon its l:t'ace yandalso provided upon its back with a tex? tile drapery-carrying strip, andgflexible metal carriers provided vWith elements adapted to pass through the strip and heading and to merge With the ornamentation of the heading whenV secured thereagainst, the said carriers being normally flat but readily bendable into hooks adapted tocooperate With a curtain rod. v

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